Babbar, Babur, Babar is a Baloch tribe[1] which lives in Northern Sindh, Makran and Dera Ghazi Khan division of Punjab.[2] The Mughal author "Yūsuf Mīrak" described the Babbars in his historical account of Sindh the "Tareekh E Mazhar Shah Jahani", as a rebellious Baloch tribe inhabiting the Kirthar mountains westwards of present day Jamshoro district of Sindh.[3]
Regions with significant populations | |
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Balochistan, Sindh, Punjab | |
Languages | |
Balochi, Sindhi, Siraiki, Brahui | |
Religion | |
Islam |
Babbars of Balochistan and Sindh are a sub-tribe of the Jamali tribe[4][5][6] whereas in Noshki, Kalat, and Surab districts of Balochistan, they are also present as a sub-tribe of the Brahui-speaking Mirwani tribe.